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>> no. >> would allow military operations against foreign governments other than syria? like snow. >> would it authorize military operations against nonstate >> no.-- >> what it authorize military operations against nonstate actors? >> no. have been testifying for in excess of 3.5 hours. i appreciate their information. say that i appreciate the thoughtfulness with which each member has come to this issue at expressed their concerns and their views and i have listened closely and understand some of those concerns. colleaguesened to my expressed concern as to whether degrade thewould ability of assad to pursue chemical weapons attacks in the future. i am reminded of an experience i had in my own life. general dempsey is originally from my area, jersey city. i grew up in a tough neighborhood. we had a bully in the neighborhood. i was walking along the street one day and he slapped me in the face and i went away and told my mom and she said avoid him. later, i saw the bully again and i did my best to avoid him and this time, he punched me in the notice. i went back to her an
>> no. >> would allow military operations against foreign governments other than syria? like snow. >> would it authorize military operations against nonstate >> no.-- >> what it authorize military operations against nonstate actors? >> no. have been testifying for in excess of 3.5 hours. i appreciate their information. say that i appreciate the thoughtfulness with which each member has come to this issue at expressed their concerns and their views and i have...
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and the government spending, we could argue about how much money was spent by the government. frankly, you could not have affected public spending at the time. but now we have to stop it and come together in order to deal with this. our debt to gdp ratio is about 75%. five years ago, it was half of that. we have problems coming along with baby boomers and other entitlements. they're going to make it more difficult. but if we pass on this, and as they stay in washington about a kid can down the road, the issues will get bigger rather than smaller. -- as they say in washington, kick the can down the road, the issues will get bigger rather than smaller. we have to come together in a way that we have not come together in the past and look at our expenses. this is a believe it or not question. when i was first working in banking, there was a doctor making $1 million a year in 1973 who could not make the payment on his loan. i found out he was spending more than $1 million a year. that is why he could not pay his debt. it is not about how much you make, but how much you spend. we ca
and the government spending, we could argue about how much money was spent by the government. frankly, you could not have affected public spending at the time. but now we have to stop it and come together in order to deal with this. our debt to gdp ratio is about 75%. five years ago, it was half of that. we have problems coming along with baby boomers and other entitlements. they're going to make it more difficult. but if we pass on this, and as they stay in washington about a kid can down the...
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they got good positions in government. think is the i beginning of new social that do not see the workers a body as their representatives in the social arena. the workers bodies no longer represent change. that is why they are against political parties. they do not see them representing them. in occupy, i think there is a major change with what happened with brazil and occupy wall street. the brazilians are having answers somehow. they kept their anger, but no political answers. at least brazil is trying to address and not crush them like in turkey. it is important. i have given many interviews. sometimes there are other guests. some people try to get her issue into this. -- get their issue into this. this is a urban -- this is urban. i hope they do not put this into a vote. this is urban. this is what they were saying. cars in brazil are supported by the economy, which is a federal program. the cities in brazil is a product of those policies. instead of financing public transportation, networks of public transportation, w
they got good positions in government. think is the i beginning of new social that do not see the workers a body as their representatives in the social arena. the workers bodies no longer represent change. that is why they are against political parties. they do not see them representing them. in occupy, i think there is a major change with what happened with brazil and occupy wall street. the brazilians are having answers somehow. they kept their anger, but no political answers. at least brazil...
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government. host: if you go to our website you'll find all sorts of information that could be helpful in helping your kids understand the operation of u.s. government. caller: yes, sir, have used it in class on numerous occasions. thank you so much for c-span which i really enjoy it. hypofirst, define politico. >> guest: it's politicals and what is going on. hat is what a politico is. healthcare continues to be a big debate in congress and we saw multiple attempts last night from republicans to repeal parts or all of the healthcare law. it's a debate still being had. we talk about the constitution. we had a ruling on it. the democrats are riding high a little than knowing that the courts ruled in their favor. but it's not stopping anyone from making the argument they think it's unconstitutional and it should go ahey. host: you mentioned what was passed this morning is a non-binding resolution was passed in the house. if they are non-binding what is the point? guest: it's still a way to know where
government. host: if you go to our website you'll find all sorts of information that could be helpful in helping your kids understand the operation of u.s. government. caller: yes, sir, have used it in class on numerous occasions. thank you so much for c-span which i really enjoy it. hypofirst, define politico. >> guest: it's politicals and what is going on. hat is what a politico is. healthcare continues to be a big debate in congress and we saw multiple attempts last night from...
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employees improperly used government credit cards. i'm shocked. tax collectors have been sticking it to the taxpayers with spending only the i.r.s. can only get away with, including, listen to this, thousands of dollars on diet pills, romance novels, baby bottles, baby clothes, smart phones, a popcorn machine, bandannas, stuffed animals, sunglasses, swag like kazoos, and thomas the tank engine wristbands and bathtub toys. there's a lot more. you can't make this up, mr. speaker. were they ever disciplined by the i.r.s.? of course not, this is the i.r.s. they are the law. mr. speaker, it's time to audit the tax man and the tax collectors. the squandered money should be returned in full to the treasury with interest penalty just like the tax collectors charge citizens when they audit us. an that's just the way it is. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without obj
employees improperly used government credit cards. i'm shocked. tax collectors have been sticking it to the taxpayers with spending only the i.r.s. can only get away with, including, listen to this, thousands of dollars on diet pills, romance novels, baby bottles, baby clothes, smart phones, a popcorn machine, bandannas, stuffed animals, sunglasses, swag like kazoos, and thomas the tank engine wristbands and bathtub toys. there's a lot more. you can't make this up, mr. speaker. were they ever...
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this is what our government promised first. now they are telling s -- telling us that everyone is worried about entitlements. why are we paying into it if we're not going to get it back? guest: i'm certainly not going to offend -- going to defend and congress before me because i have not been a member. but i can tell you social security was a big issue in the campaign and is a big issue for seniors -- my mother lives on social security for example. whatever decisions are made are going to be made in a careful and deliberate way and i can only speak as one of 435. but it even do that yet, can to end a little while. but my vote will always be a vote to make sure the senior population is well represented. host: his had been trying to reduce spending on behalf of the government? guest: there are certain issues that are priority issues and the seniors are one of them. that's not to say the social security system is perfect and couldn't use some more funding. whatever decisions are going to have to be made in view of how it impacts t
this is what our government promised first. now they are telling s -- telling us that everyone is worried about entitlements. why are we paying into it if we're not going to get it back? guest: i'm certainly not going to offend -- going to defend and congress before me because i have not been a member. but i can tell you social security was a big issue in the campaign and is a big issue for seniors -- my mother lives on social security for example. whatever decisions are made are going to be...
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today, of course, only the government can appeal. and the government has done so, i believe on a couple of occasions. i'm familiar with one. there was nobody there on behalf of the other side. and as i said, i think that my proposal is fairly simple and straightforward. economically, and very useful. thank you for hearing me out. i welcome your questions as to what i have to say. >> thank you very much. the fisa court from 2002 to 2008. i believe -- [inaudible] chief justice -- [inaudible] did i pronounce that quickly? >> a deputy legal director. director of the aclu senator for democracy and the plan aclu versus cropper. challenging the nsa phone records program. litigated several cases. please go ahead. >>. >> thank you. thank you for the invitation to testify. over the last two month it's been clear that the nsa is engaged in far reaching intrusive and unlawful surveillance of americans telephone calls fisa awards the government to it made congressional oversight intelligence officials have repeatedly mislead the public, congress,
today, of course, only the government can appeal. and the government has done so, i believe on a couple of occasions. i'm familiar with one. there was nobody there on behalf of the other side. and as i said, i think that my proposal is fairly simple and straightforward. economically, and very useful. thank you for hearing me out. i welcome your questions as to what i have to say. >> thank you very much. the fisa court from 2002 to 2008. i believe -- [inaudible] chief justice --...
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do you want a larger government, or do you want a smaller government? do you want federalism, or do you want a republic. my ambition is to have a republic to give all that much power as possible to the state governments. let's get rid of this big federal oversight, this incredible deficit that has arisen as the federal government's has tried to assume almost a maoist implementation of their desires across the broad population. let the localities decide for themselves. it may be rather obvious. you cannot entertain everybody's desire to grab money from the federal purse, because that federal purse is the public purse, and that public purse reside across all elements of society, not just a national enterprise. >> that was miking california. the c-span capital producer also tweets regular updates. here is one she just sent out. that is what we just witnessed, those three votes, and they went right back into recess. what she meant was they wanted to see who was in the house, who was voting, so they could do some serious vote counting. boskin stewart, florid
do you want a larger government, or do you want a smaller government? do you want federalism, or do you want a republic. my ambition is to have a republic to give all that much power as possible to the state governments. let's get rid of this big federal oversight, this incredible deficit that has arisen as the federal government's has tried to assume almost a maoist implementation of their desires across the broad population. let the localities decide for themselves. it may be rather obvious....
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it turns out they are on the federal government organization chart. to say they are independent and acting on their own is not right. the president gets to nominate the chairman of the federal reserve whether it is ben bernanke or alan greenspan or whomever. there it is. that was a particularly unfriendly one to the fed. what would an audit divulge?we are ready know what it would doubled. it would diebold that the -- it would divulge. it would divulge that they were -- americans might not appreciate that. on the one hand, if you are a believe that we are a global economy and we might have to bail out a german, dutch, and french banks to preserve economic stability, that is what the fed is doing. if you are more isolationist,or believe it is none of our business, you might get very mad by that. what a fed audit would diebold's -- divulge >> the question can the fed stimulate the economy without creating asset bubbles? what are the asset bubbles and can the fed stimulate the economy without creating them? guest: the answer to that is the only thing that
it turns out they are on the federal government organization chart. to say they are independent and acting on their own is not right. the president gets to nominate the chairman of the federal reserve whether it is ben bernanke or alan greenspan or whomever. there it is. that was a particularly unfriendly one to the fed. what would an audit divulge?we are ready know what it would doubled. it would diebold that the -- it would divulge. it would divulge that they were -- americans might not...
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the government is our main stimulus. host: how connected or removed from this do you feel out in michigan? are people talking about it? caller: we do have to cut, i think, but there are a lot of jobs to cut that might be worthless. the sequestered just cut everything. but there are some things that maybe should be cut, and a lot that should not. but people will lose jobs regardless. i the more you cut, the more jobs get lost, four or four bad. guest: i think you are right absolutely right. i have a couple of numbers for you. as a nonpartisan tracker of all of these things come out there was a projection of 750,000 jobs lost because of the sequestered. and there are many questions about how this will slow product growth. i know goldman sachs just had a report out also lowering growth estimates, which has a domino it back on jobs as well. and i think you'll be hearing more about this in your local michigan media as the sequestered takes effect, particularly when it comes to defense. he mentioned contracts. bloomberg did a
the government is our main stimulus. host: how connected or removed from this do you feel out in michigan? are people talking about it? caller: we do have to cut, i think, but there are a lot of jobs to cut that might be worthless. the sequestered just cut everything. but there are some things that maybe should be cut, and a lot that should not. but people will lose jobs regardless. i the more you cut, the more jobs get lost, four or four bad. guest: i think you are right absolutely right. i...
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later a deal to fund the federal government for the rest of the current year. funding runs out mr 27. the house has already passed the resolution. follow the senate live on c-span2. and president obama will make several trips to capitol hill this week to meet with both parties. tuesday democrats, wednesday republicans and then thursday snot republicans and then later house democrats. >> one of the things that an early american wife was taught to do, she supported her husband's career usually through entertaining which doll by was both socially adepartment and politically savvy so she could structure her intertinyments in such a way she could lobby for her husband under the guys of entertaining. she also thought it was very important to create assetting in the white house almost like a stage for the performance of her husband and the conduct of politics and diplomacy. >> first laid dolly madison. we'll follow her journey, the wife of the fourth u.s. president james madison. we'll include your phone calls, facebook comments and tweets monday p on c-span, c-span2,
later a deal to fund the federal government for the rest of the current year. funding runs out mr 27. the house has already passed the resolution. follow the senate live on c-span2. and president obama will make several trips to capitol hill this week to meet with both parties. tuesday democrats, wednesday republicans and then thursday snot republicans and then later house democrats. >> one of the things that an early american wife was taught to do, she supported her husband's career...
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the government of israel. even though the israeli prime minister has been asking washington to draw a redline, israel itself has not drawn a red line, and i would argue they are right not to draw a red line. you want to keep the other guy guessing. you want to keep the pressure on. you don't want to be entirely clear as to when -- you don't want to give the ear person your timetable -- other person your timetable. if they do something, an action, invading a country, that triggers an obvious response. in a situation like this, we retain much more room to maneuver and flexibility if we maintain some degree of strategy am big duty -- ambiguity as the israelis are doing. the iranians do not have nuclear weapons. there is something worth pointing out here. not only do they not have nuclear weapons, but the supreme leader of iran has said, has issued a religion edict saying it would be unislamic to have them and the founder of the regime believed it was unislamic to have nuclear weapons. of course they could be lyin
the government of israel. even though the israeli prime minister has been asking washington to draw a redline, israel itself has not drawn a red line, and i would argue they are right not to draw a red line. you want to keep the other guy guessing. you want to keep the pressure on. you don't want to be entirely clear as to when -- you don't want to give the ear person your timetable -- other person your timetable. if they do something, an action, invading a country, that triggers an obvious...
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i'm a believer in limited government. so i think that, yeah, we need to return to more limited government. i think that was envisioned by the founding fathers and certainly when you have a government now that is $16 trillion in debt, that says enough on its own. host: our next caller is one of your constituents, sir. it's craig in tucson, arizona. go ahead, craig. caller: congratulations, jeff. i'm one of the people who voted for you. i know you have your hands full. guest: i do, thank you. caller: my main concern right this minute is how do things like these pork barrel things get added to these bills, for instance like the sandy hurricane relief? i got no problem spending money to help them people. but i don't want it doubled for other people. how does this happen? i've been told that the senate was the ones that added those. it just blows me away that good legislation can start and all of a sudden it turns to crap. host: all right, mr. flake. guest: that happens all too frequently. fortunately in the house and in the s
i'm a believer in limited government. so i think that, yeah, we need to return to more limited government. i think that was envisioned by the founding fathers and certainly when you have a government now that is $16 trillion in debt, that says enough on its own. host: our next caller is one of your constituents, sir. it's craig in tucson, arizona. go ahead, craig. caller: congratulations, jeff. i'm one of the people who voted for you. i know you have your hands full. guest: i do, thank you....
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government here, advocate here. those tribes break down and create a new tribe, a movement, an antitrafficking movement in a modern abolitionist movement. i'm glad we're able to see that in the four corners of this agenda, just in the four quarters of this congress. there are people who have no bridge these tribes. we've added a good solid decade since the passage of the act and its been long enough people have been able to carve a career path to some degree can show up in different circumstances, unreadable to at georgetown, n because when you talk to mickey cantor, he says, one of the most rewarding things i ever did as a lawyer was what i did when i was 26 years old, representing migrant farmworkers being threatened and abused in the fields of florida. for that generation, that was what you did. and then you went and did your real job in your real career. thankfully we've got people like secretary clinton and secretary cantor and others who did that and cannot draw on experiences when they are faced with during t
government here, advocate here. those tribes break down and create a new tribe, a movement, an antitrafficking movement in a modern abolitionist movement. i'm glad we're able to see that in the four corners of this agenda, just in the four quarters of this congress. there are people who have no bridge these tribes. we've added a good solid decade since the passage of the act and its been long enough people have been able to carve a career path to some degree can show up in different...
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they hate government. and who is the worst part of government from their perspective? it is people who work for the federal government, whether they are part of the fbi, it does not matter what it is. we're going to do everything within our power to protect federal employees, and i say this without any qualification or reservation. we are not going to do anything other than wait for them to pass our cr because otherwise government will shut down. ok, good enough. >> that was live coverage of senator reed and other leading democrats. this is one of those days in washington where a lot of press conferences and volleys act and andh across the capitol parties, and we will want to hear from you this afternoon. we have other live events coming out. presspelosi will have a conference in about five minutes. the house is due to come back in. latest news is that there is potential that the house will act on another bill, and this would delay individual mandates. is another story saying senator mcconnell is working on a one-week continuing resolution, so lots going on. you where
they hate government. and who is the worst part of government from their perspective? it is people who work for the federal government, whether they are part of the fbi, it does not matter what it is. we're going to do everything within our power to protect federal employees, and i say this without any qualification or reservation. we are not going to do anything other than wait for them to pass our cr because otherwise government will shut down. ok, good enough. >> that was live coverage...
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illinois has a big government. illinois has very generous stuff they give but illinois does not -- is not good lately at generating jobs. so is big -- has big government helped those people in a tough situation in south chicago? no. you know what would help the people in south chicago? is an opportunity to go out, work hard, earn a living and an opportunity to get ahead. that's what this is about. this is about how do we give everybody the opportunity that all of us speaking on the floor of the house of representative, who have all different backgrounds, that we got, where it was from our parents or from our education or from whatever it was, how do we ensure we replicate that? >> the good news is that we can do that. if we empower our communities and empower individuals, empower families, we can do that. the solutions are not inside this beltway. they're out there. and washington needs to get out of the way so that people can take their own initiative. mr. rothfus: and build those real economies out there. the thi
illinois has a big government. illinois has very generous stuff they give but illinois does not -- is not good lately at generating jobs. so is big -- has big government helped those people in a tough situation in south chicago? no. you know what would help the people in south chicago? is an opportunity to go out, work hard, earn a living and an opportunity to get ahead. that's what this is about. this is about how do we give everybody the opportunity that all of us speaking on the floor of the...
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but the government can and does. so we got to be very careful to make sure the government does not overreach what they are allowed to do. so, yes, banks, third parties, may have financial information, but it does not mean the government's entitled to it. in fact, just the opposite. they are strictly forbidden to have that kind of information until speaker ba lowsy's house and harry reid in the senate said we'll cret this financial bureau, and now we find out they are gathering financial information on people. then we are assured you don't have to worry about obamacare even though we are hiring these navigators and we are not going to check their background, we are not going to make sure that they are not a problem or have a criminal record, but we'll make sure or try to that they finished high school, and they may need to review your medical records to see what kind of insurance, government mandated insurance policy you need. wheres to this stop? the government upped obamacare will have every americans' medical recor
but the government can and does. so we got to be very careful to make sure the government does not overreach what they are allowed to do. so, yes, banks, third parties, may have financial information, but it does not mean the government's entitled to it. in fact, just the opposite. they are strictly forbidden to have that kind of information until speaker ba lowsy's house and harry reid in the senate said we'll cret this financial bureau, and now we find out they are gathering financial...
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god governs in the affairs of men. and as franklin said, if a sparrow cannot fall to the ground without his notice, is it possible an empire could rise without his aid? we've been assured, franklin said, in the sacred writing, talking about the old testament, that unless the lord build a house, they labor in vain that build it. he said, i firmly believe that. so i welcome people. and i met christian friends that i just fell in love with n west africa and one of them, an elledrled -- an elderly black west african, wonderful, wonderful, man -- wonderful, wonderful man, heart as big as all the outdoors, but he said, please tell others in washington to quit getting weaker because if america grows weak, yes, we know where we go when we die, but if america grows weak, we have no chance at peace. we have no chance of a good life in this world. so please stop getting weaker. it looks like you're getting weaker. he started off by saying we were excited when you elected your first black president. but please urge him to quit get
god governs in the affairs of men. and as franklin said, if a sparrow cannot fall to the ground without his notice, is it possible an empire could rise without his aid? we've been assured, franklin said, in the sacred writing, talking about the old testament, that unless the lord build a house, they labor in vain that build it. he said, i firmly believe that. so i welcome people. and i met christian friends that i just fell in love with n west africa and one of them, an elledrled -- an elderly...
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also the area of the government. host: big government layoffs happened about two years ago. government is still continuing to shrink. overall, it is not a growth sector in terms of jobs. the giant layoffs and a lot of industries, we're not seeing them -- in a lot of other industries, we are not seeing them. i asked someone who tracks unemployment about layoffs. he said, we have not seen massive layoffs -- remember back in 2008 and 2009, tens of thousands of people would get laid off every day. and now if you do have a job, you are fairly secure. he was saying that when he looks through the data they collect, they are not seeing these kinds of mass firings and insecurity for works that we saw -- workers that we saw. host: people are keeping their jobs on average five and a half years. a big we're also not in hiring mode. host: will businesses resort to part-time workers as a result of the obamacare rules being too costly, from rightwing. guest: it is to be expected that we will see more people renting, more job mobility, more employers -- employees will be less committed to s
also the area of the government. host: big government layoffs happened about two years ago. government is still continuing to shrink. overall, it is not a growth sector in terms of jobs. the giant layoffs and a lot of industries, we're not seeing them -- in a lot of other industries, we are not seeing them. i asked someone who tracks unemployment about layoffs. he said, we have not seen massive layoffs -- remember back in 2008 and 2009, tens of thousands of people would get laid off every day....
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why are we trusting in the federal government? our founding fathers told us to do the exact opposite, not trust the government. not saying we have to be crazy, you know, conspiracy theorists. there is a reason why. i believe it was thomas jefferson that said we don't need our guns until they take them and we don't need the second amendment until they try and take it. host: ok. ozzie in tennessee. independent caller. hi, ozzie. caller: good morning to you. host: good morning. caller: i was going to say the last few callers, the people that think about this understand the second amendment has nothing to do with hunting. has everything to do with protecting yourself against a tyrannical government of which this one is far more tyrannical than any government in the past 30 years. yet people will tell you these high magazines, you don't need those for hunting. hunting has nothing to do with this. it's a protection against an invasion. the army will squash us in a heartbeat. we're here to protect against people who will do us harm. one
why are we trusting in the federal government? our founding fathers told us to do the exact opposite, not trust the government. not saying we have to be crazy, you know, conspiracy theorists. there is a reason why. i believe it was thomas jefferson that said we don't need our guns until they take them and we don't need the second amendment until they try and take it. host: ok. ozzie in tennessee. independent caller. hi, ozzie. caller: good morning to you. host: good morning. caller: i was going...
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may we all fulfill that trust and make real the ideals of democratic government. with respect for our constitution, with faith in the american people, with hope for the future of our country, i present the people's gavel to the speaker of the house, john boehner. may god bless you. . >> may god bless this congress and may god always bless the united states of america. my colleagues, the speaker of the house, john boehner. the speaker: leader pelosi, thank you for your kind words. members of the house and the senate, my wife debey who's with us today, thankfully, the girls are working and all of you and our fellow countrymen, you know, we meet again at democracy's great port of call. every two years at this hour, the constitution brings a new order to this house, and it's an interlude for reflection, a glimpse of old truths and to our new members and their families, let me just say welcome. i know you're feeling a bit awestruck at this moment. history runs through this building. and now you are among a select few to share in this privilege. and for those of you who
may we all fulfill that trust and make real the ideals of democratic government. with respect for our constitution, with faith in the american people, with hope for the future of our country, i present the people's gavel to the speaker of the house, john boehner. may god bless you. . >> may god bless this congress and may god always bless the united states of america. my colleagues, the speaker of the house, john boehner. the speaker: leader pelosi, thank you for your kind words. members...
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is in fact funded, that there's no threat of a government shutdown. and we've been working with our members talking with our colleagues in the senate about how best to enact a continuing resolution to keep our government funded. >> last question, mr. speaker. you said the president has been campaigning all day. all you guys have been doing is press conference. i understand you want the senate to act. don't you end up looking like -- >> the house has done its job. we've passed a bill twice to replace the sequester. when are they going to act? when's the senate going to act? where's the president's plan to replace the sequester? i'm anxious to see it. thanks. >> house democrats told capitol hill reporters today that house republican leaders should schedule a vote on their plan to avoid the automatic spending cuts scheduled to begin on friday. the democrats' briefing is 15 minutes. >> we ready? good morning. we've just concluded another house democratic caucus meeting where we were able to have an extensive discussion about the consequences of not watchi
is in fact funded, that there's no threat of a government shutdown. and we've been working with our members talking with our colleagues in the senate about how best to enact a continuing resolution to keep our government funded. >> last question, mr. speaker. you said the president has been campaigning all day. all you guys have been doing is press conference. i understand you want the senate to act. don't you end up looking like -- >> the house has done its job. we've passed a bill...
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this is what you get when you elect a government that believes government is the answer. and for two years they owned the place. they -- they had a great election in 2008. they can do whatever they wanted to, and they did. $300 stimulus, take over american healthcare, the student four yearsm, first of $20 deficits, they could do whatever they wanted to. the encouraging thing is that in 2010, they look to that initiative national restraining order. my guess is they were younger and younger -- younger voters who began to have second thoughts. ,he president was reelected but he did not have the kind of election he did in 2008. he did not flip the house am a change the senate much, it was status quo at the federal level. at the state level 30 out of 50 governors are now republicans. it was not a wiped out election. now we have divided government and divided government can do one of two things, they can do great things as reagan and tip o'neill did when they raised the age of social security and they did the last conference of tax reform, or even bill clinton when he joined a
this is what you get when you elect a government that believes government is the answer. and for two years they owned the place. they -- they had a great election in 2008. they can do whatever they wanted to, and they did. $300 stimulus, take over american healthcare, the student four yearsm, first of $20 deficits, they could do whatever they wanted to. the encouraging thing is that in 2010, they look to that initiative national restraining order. my guess is they were younger and younger --...
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it's a good government bill. i know the other side of the aisle is talking about the sequester, and i find it ironic that "the washington times" today has a headline that says, 400 more jobs were created in spite of the sequester. so i don't believe that the sky is falling here. this legislation requires the president to do some simple math and include with his budget, should he choose to submit one, an estimate of the cost of the deficit per taxpayer. taxpayers just simply deserve to know how much they owe for washington's out-of-control spending. after all, every dime that the federal government borrows is saddled on this generation and the next generation and generations to follow. right now the cost of washington's $16 trillion of national debt totals more than $147,000 per taxpayer. in fact, approximately every minute, mr. speaker, the federal government borrows another $4 million per minute, leaving this generation empty promises and massive debt. this is no way to run a government. if the president refuses
it's a good government bill. i know the other side of the aisle is talking about the sequester, and i find it ironic that "the washington times" today has a headline that says, 400 more jobs were created in spite of the sequester. so i don't believe that the sky is falling here. this legislation requires the president to do some simple math and include with his budget, should he choose to submit one, an estimate of the cost of the deficit per taxpayer. taxpayers just simply deserve to...
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to govern is to choose. to govern is to choose. when we want to subject our expenditures to the scrutiny that we should do, so that we know the taxpayer is getting his or her money's worth out of this, and at the initiative is doing the job it sets out to do, we have to make judgments. if a particular initiative still a priority for s? -- for us? is there wasteful spending question -- spending? we have to be careful about how we do it. across the board cuts is not the way to do it. education, probably the best investment we can make in our future and our families. nothing brings more money to the treasury than the education of the american people. the president is advocating hate-12, higher education, nothing brings more money to the treasury then education. so cutting education does not reduce the exit. cuts in education teacher the growth of innovation and cuts in science do the same thing. so are we going to say across the board we are cutting science? americans must continue to be number one. we do not do that by making cuts in
to govern is to choose. to govern is to choose. when we want to subject our expenditures to the scrutiny that we should do, so that we know the taxpayer is getting his or her money's worth out of this, and at the initiative is doing the job it sets out to do, we have to make judgments. if a particular initiative still a priority for s? -- for us? is there wasteful spending question -- spending? we have to be careful about how we do it. across the board cuts is not the way to do it. education,...
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the government has flood insurance. why don't they set up the same thing for people who do not get health insurance? that is all i have to say. it would be the same thing. tony from alabama. caller: i am loving it. i am getting my free phone, welfare, and food stamps. i think the country will be a whole lot better off. host: are you being sarcastic? caller: life is great. host: that is tony in indiana. we also have a twitter feed, and we are taking comments about cspanchat. you can join that conversation as well. pan. at facebook.com/cs david says i am listening to the back and forth that congress. anybodyeed buddy -- if tried this at work, we would be fired. thereetswriger will be no exemptions for anyone. here is the president. >> of all the responsibilities that conquered -- the constitution and owls to congress, two should be simple -- pass a budget and pay america's bills. but if the united states congress does not fulfill its responsibilities to pass a budget today, edge of the united states government will be for
the government has flood insurance. why don't they set up the same thing for people who do not get health insurance? that is all i have to say. it would be the same thing. tony from alabama. caller: i am loving it. i am getting my free phone, welfare, and food stamps. i think the country will be a whole lot better off. host: are you being sarcastic? caller: life is great. host: that is tony in indiana. we also have a twitter feed, and we are taking comments about cspanchat. you can join that...
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we need to stand up and govern. we were elected to govern. we need to carry out the policies and give the president his team. think you, madam chair. been a very good chairman. you have tried to be fair to the republicans. the thing that is amazing about gina mccarthy is the chairman has leaned the other way. she has leaned into the republicans, helped them out. 1000 questions. the last republican nominee, secretary leavitt, had 300 questions. to's bending over backwards try to make sure that we are fair to them. and then what happens, you do that -- this has been pending since march 4. here we go, over and over again. now we are ready. it is may the ninth. they're boycotting. it is our obligation to move forward. would suggest to the chairman, let's move forward as quickly as we can. we know what the situation is. we know they really don't want answers to questions. they have not showed up. let's move forward. >> thank you. i want to make a point here. we have held up this hearing for three weeks already. toed on my being willing give her pu
we need to stand up and govern. we were elected to govern. we need to carry out the policies and give the president his team. think you, madam chair. been a very good chairman. you have tried to be fair to the republicans. the thing that is amazing about gina mccarthy is the chairman has leaned the other way. she has leaned into the republicans, helped them out. 1000 questions. the last republican nominee, secretary leavitt, had 300 questions. to's bending over backwards try to make sure that...
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and we cannot fix governments in every place at the same time. but we can do what we are able to do on the political side, the diplomatic side, the private sector side, the business side to rebuild places that are tending toward chaos, so we do not end up realizing a bigger problem somewhere down the line. >> john? >> on the private sector staff, first -- the private sector stuff, that two biggest problems burma, cambodia, and thailand. even the said units or whole enchilada that are involved in their creation. they are in business. a lot of local commanders in thebodia are essentially -- prime minister is corporate sponsorship for military units. when there is land concession and the people have to be moved and the military has to be called in to do that, local military commanders are called in. but they're not called in as government offices -- officers. they're called in for pay. that is one of the big problems with burma. and we said to derek mitchell in rangoon and two others a million times, you've got to push not just on military abuses, b
and we cannot fix governments in every place at the same time. but we can do what we are able to do on the political side, the diplomatic side, the private sector side, the business side to rebuild places that are tending toward chaos, so we do not end up realizing a bigger problem somewhere down the line. >> john? >> on the private sector staff, first -- the private sector stuff, that two biggest problems burma, cambodia, and thailand. even the said units or whole enchilada that...
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it's predominantly historically given the government throughout the years. if they should be rebalancing to use your words and more importantly, the demands they be tied to the respect for human rights and democracy and religious freedom we've been observing and i believe you've also traveled to that part of the world quite a bit. >> i was in a jet at couple years ago, talking about these issues with the egyptian government. i think it is important to recognize we do still have very strong national interest and our relationship with egypt. we have an interest in ensuring the peace accords. we have interest in the free flow of trade through the suez canal. we have interest in working with counterterrorism. we have interest in preventing weapons. so there's a number of issues, where it's important to work with the egyptian government towards addressing our own and chess. so you know, our security system to dj at is in furtherance of the national security interests. so the analysis we put in his does this continue to serve our national security interests? in ou
it's predominantly historically given the government throughout the years. if they should be rebalancing to use your words and more importantly, the demands they be tied to the respect for human rights and democracy and religious freedom we've been observing and i believe you've also traveled to that part of the world quite a bit. >> i was in a jet at couple years ago, talking about these issues with the egyptian government. i think it is important to recognize we do still have very...
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reagan increase the government, bush increase the government, clinton increased the government, obama increased the government. we have more -- host: what you think will happen in the house? caller: they need to not go on holiday. they need to take the measure. and when can at the american public participate in this process? we cannot. they give us one day to read the bill. there is no way that our people can participate in the process. we want to talk about increases in revenue. i understand that, but you have to have some kind of comeback and i do not been there needs to be some increase in spending. our defense spending is outrageous. our foreign aid to countries is outrageous. we prop up dictators. we are allies with al qaeda what we want to beat the soviet union, but then enemies with them when we want to be in afghanistan. it does have to do with entitlements, but also big government is working with big corporations prepare until the republicans want to get over the industrial military complex and democrats want to -- host: if you are interested in following along on this debate
reagan increase the government, bush increase the government, clinton increased the government, obama increased the government. we have more -- host: what you think will happen in the house? caller: they need to not go on holiday. they need to take the measure. and when can at the american public participate in this process? we cannot. they give us one day to read the bill. there is no way that our people can participate in the process. we want to talk about increases in revenue. i understand...
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the problem is that the asset government -- assad government. therefore, all you and assistance is being funneled only into areas controlled by the assad regime. it's is a big problem because there are many people suffering. there is very little assistance reaching them. they are also very much involved with diplomatic efforts to try to bring about a political or negotiated solution. there has been two envoys. the first envoy was a joint un. he worked and attempted to pull together a negotiated plan. this plan did not work. he has been succeeded by an algerian diplomat, also picking up where he left off. working with regional powers as well as the u.s. and russia to see if he can forge some kind of political solution. unfortunately, those efforts have not borne any real fruit. host: our guest has educated at duke and harvard. also spent seven years at the state department and work for the u.s. institute of peace as a special advisor on the middle east. we have about 20 minutes left for your questions and comments. i wanted to ask you. who are th
the problem is that the asset government -- assad government. therefore, all you and assistance is being funneled only into areas controlled by the assad regime. it's is a big problem because there are many people suffering. there is very little assistance reaching them. they are also very much involved with diplomatic efforts to try to bring about a political or negotiated solution. there has been two envoys. the first envoy was a joint un. he worked and attempted to pull together a negotiated...
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what do these people tell you about what they need, what they want from state government or federal government? , i think,istance would be the key. a little bit of validation in terms of not being scared. if you ever interview homeless people on the street, what they will tell you is that the worst thing about it is how many people will walk past them and just completely ignore them and pretend like they don't exist. i think a lot of the mentally ill, both in my family and otherwise, feel like people just don't pay any attention to them and try to pretend like they don't really exist, and that kind of isolation really can make a problem worse, in addition to just being totally dehumanizing. , inttle bit of humanity addition to a little bit of assistance. i think that one follows the other. host: mac mcclelland, contribute and writer of the "mother jones" cover story, thank you very much for talking to our viewers this morning. we appreciate it ri. guest: thank you. the: now we bring you to bipartisan policy center, where they have a panel set up with different views. you saw headlights about t
what do these people tell you about what they need, what they want from state government or federal government? , i think,istance would be the key. a little bit of validation in terms of not being scared. if you ever interview homeless people on the street, what they will tell you is that the worst thing about it is how many people will walk past them and just completely ignore them and pretend like they don't exist. i think a lot of the mentally ill, both in my family and otherwise, feel like...
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medicaid is the government had -- government. the government gives you the tools to get medicare, but that is coming out of my pocket also. it is coming out of us, middle- class people. host: let's get a response from the congressman. guest: the way i look at the society, we have to think about the common good, and i believe we all pay taxes and we should get help with the problems that face us. if it is medicare, which people pay their entire life, at 65 they start to draw medicare. if it is medicaid, the state program that the federal government pays 50% of, it is a program for people that have reduced income, up to 130% of income -- 138% of income. -- of poverty. it is for very poor people were people that cannot cover their problems. if a society is going to say -- be humane -- we could tell people tough luck. die in teh strereet. you could see that in some countries in the world, but that is not the american way. the american way is to help the person in the street and do it collectively. through the tax system. can do it. w
medicaid is the government had -- government. the government gives you the tools to get medicare, but that is coming out of my pocket also. it is coming out of us, middle- class people. host: let's get a response from the congressman. guest: the way i look at the society, we have to think about the common good, and i believe we all pay taxes and we should get help with the problems that face us. if it is medicare, which people pay their entire life, at 65 they start to draw medicare. if it is...
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government, my concern is those silos of excellence are pretty darned persistent. as soon as the pressure is off, there will will be folks in other parts of the government that will want to go back to business as usual, at least what they perceive as business as usual. if we do not actively pursue socom is doing, there is a real danger of us going back and forgetting all this stuff, because we realize, the hardest fight was not trying to convince dod they needed help from other parts of the government, it was trying to convince other parts of the government that they had a role to play on the battlefield, in this kind of conflict, because they were not used to it. they did not have the personnmel for it. they learned it was their game. i hope we do not lose that. it is a very perishable set of skills and perceptions, that if we do not work at it could go away and we will be relearning it the next time. >> [indiscernible] a few things that have been mentioned are some of the ways that we keep those relationships from atrophying when the diversity of combat is no lon
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your government's targeting you. that your government's spying on you. and that your government is lying to you. we need to remember that this isn't just an act of democratic administration attacking republicans. it's much, much more than that. this is an act of a political ruling class in washington, regardless of political affiliation, targeting the american people. we have to remember that when the federal government gets too big, it becomes unmanageable. in this respect i agree wholeheartedly with what david axlerod said yesterday. i don't think i ever uttered those words before. but he said that the federal government is simply too vast for the president of the united states to control. to manage, supervise appropriately. he's right. no one can manage something this big. therein lies the problem. our federal government while created for purposes james madison described as few and defined, has become a government without limit, without end. no one can manage a $4 trillion annual government. no one certainly can manage a $5 trillion government. we don
your government's targeting you. that your government's spying on you. and that your government is lying to you. we need to remember that this isn't just an act of democratic administration attacking republicans. it's much, much more than that. this is an act of a political ruling class in washington, regardless of political affiliation, targeting the american people. we have to remember that when the federal government gets too big, it becomes unmanageable. in this respect i agree...
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government does not want to release. when those decisions were made by the task force, slightly less than 30, i believe, some of those were put forward for trial, recommended for trial. some were recommended for indefinite suspension without charge or trial, because the government said they were too dangerous to police and did not have sufficient evidence to put them on trial. it is important we remain focused for now on the prisoners who were cleared. if officials approve these prisoners to transfer out of guantanamo, all that's required is the most minimal kind of supervision. it's not the suggestion they should go from one prison to another. it is that they should be released. primarily, because lawyers are involved. it is not just for reasons of security that they approved people for transferred rather than actually saying cleared for release. let them go free. because the lawyers are saying don't ever underestimate responsibility for them, because then we will get sued. these people are not dangerous. thehaving to c
government does not want to release. when those decisions were made by the task force, slightly less than 30, i believe, some of those were put forward for trial, recommended for trial. some were recommended for indefinite suspension without charge or trial, because the government said they were too dangerous to police and did not have sufficient evidence to put them on trial. it is important we remain focused for now on the prisoners who were cleared. if officials approve these prisoners to...
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because government to government cooperation with the corporations globally has not happened. meetinge just finished is trying to this -- decide how to deal with the disclosures made by snowden. by the way, most of which was just made -- based on inaccurate information. we need to get the facts on the table, is that we're dealing with what the facts are, not we think is happening. what we decided to do is to have a small delegation from here starting with the you -- the e.u. it is the second most internet commercial the zone in the world. they have concerns about how we partner. we wanted to make sure we get all that worked out. the government cannot do this on their round. the u.s. does not have the kill switch on the internet. i argue that we should not have a kill switch, like argue -- like china, iran, russia, and others. we need a solution, a partnership and sharing and other things. we need to do that here first, we argue. and then at the same time have the dialogue with first, our european friends, and then try to bring as many of the g-20 nations, knowing that some of
because government to government cooperation with the corporations globally has not happened. meetinge just finished is trying to this -- decide how to deal with the disclosures made by snowden. by the way, most of which was just made -- based on inaccurate information. we need to get the facts on the table, is that we're dealing with what the facts are, not we think is happening. what we decided to do is to have a small delegation from here starting with the you -- the e.u. it is the second...
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alkyl the government lives up property tax. -- local government lives on property tax. i used to be in an internet retail business. i understand the argument there. to me it is a basic issue of fairness. >> we were joking about your relatively low national profile. i did want to ask you about that. politics, governors, mayors, become so nationalized, but you are not somebody that seeks to the. you seem pretty content in tennessee. do you have any national ambitions? >> everybody tells you know, right? -- no, right? the answer is, i really don't. there are 10 people who would be better than i would. my wife said, no, there are 20. >> one of your friends told my colleague, the former mayor of knoxville, victor ashe, a prominent republican, he said -- he certainly is someone who 2016 to be considered as a running mate for somebody. would you be on a ticket for somebody? >> i can honestly tell you i have zero plans. i love my job. i did not run for governor thinking that. >> your party going forward, the democrats lost three consecutive residential elections and then finall
alkyl the government lives up property tax. -- local government lives on property tax. i used to be in an internet retail business. i understand the argument there. to me it is a basic issue of fairness. >> we were joking about your relatively low national profile. i did want to ask you about that. politics, governors, mayors, become so nationalized, but you are not somebody that seeks to the. you seem pretty content in tennessee. do you have any national ambitions? >> everybody...
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government can work with common good, but not when it is being runby people who want to government 41%. i agree with you. host: katrina vaden heuvel is writing for the "washington post" and "the nation." let's hear from linda on the independent line. caller: i would like to make a comment. rich people get loopholes and do not partly paid taxes. each time there is a new president, they get a 33.33% raise for all of the government representatives. of course they do not want to vote to make taxes and equality. one more thing i would like to bring up. my husband makes $23,000 a year. income for/4 of our our insurance. he brings home $230 a week. the mexicans who are illegal work the same job as my husband. they make a bigger paycheck. they also get a medical card and food stamps. much to get3 too them. guest: it is good to hear from you. my husband is from kentucky. us because ith want to ask a follow-up question. let's let katrina vaden heuvel respond. inest: you are right on being frustrated. the pillars of economic security for millions of middle-class people may get caught. the loophol
government can work with common good, but not when it is being runby people who want to government 41%. i agree with you. host: katrina vaden heuvel is writing for the "washington post" and "the nation." let's hear from linda on the independent line. caller: i would like to make a comment. rich people get loopholes and do not partly paid taxes. each time there is a new president, they get a 33.33% raise for all of the government representatives. of course they do not want to...
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government. i simply said you have to he has taken without authorization classified , you have to make is the assumption it will be publicly or compromised in some way. you cannot assume it is protected were safe because he has taken it with him and left the country. beyond that, he has been charged as you know. you have seen the and sealed indictment. indictments. >> based on the president's address, does the president have of gettingor hope climate legislation through in his second term? >> i think his view reflects reality. tohave seen congress attempt deal with this issue and fail to. the president has made clear he will act where he can, with congress where possible, but where he can on this in a range of issues. hashere is a sign congress the will to take up matters related to reducing carbon and doing other things to positively affect the development of clean energy or reducing the impact of climate change on the american people, then we will obviously be more than happy to engage with con
government. i simply said you have to he has taken without authorization classified , you have to make is the assumption it will be publicly or compromised in some way. you cannot assume it is protected were safe because he has taken it with him and left the country. beyond that, he has been charged as you know. you have seen the and sealed indictment. indictments. >> based on the president's address, does the president have of gettingor hope climate legislation through in his second...
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government and the community. how do you put it into a tapestry to show what we are doing to support societies and to create outcomes we can measure? we do so much. at times, it is so disparate. we work in the middle east, africa, we join forums, we commit to progress on gender equality, we have a middle east partnership initiative and in error women's institution -- and and arabs women institute. we are doing so much. are out there every day meeting with women, leading workshops, trying to help displaced persons in iraq, mentoring libyans, training verywher.e.m ee how do you make that the real? with a an office representative to muslim communities creating networks of changemakers, and office of global women's issues, a community of democracies, a public service project. less. enlists -- ende how do we explain that it all matters? powerfuls leaders oin ways. a young woman from morocco now leads human rights for a swiss civil society organization in her country. another woman is a political advisor and the iraqi g
government and the community. how do you put it into a tapestry to show what we are doing to support societies and to create outcomes we can measure? we do so much. at times, it is so disparate. we work in the middle east, africa, we join forums, we commit to progress on gender equality, we have a middle east partnership initiative and in error women's institution -- and and arabs women institute. we are doing so much. are out there every day meeting with women, leading workshops, trying to...
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everyone wants, good government. i continue to take on issues of democrats, these problems don't have a party afilmiation and their solutions shouldn't either. champion the need of returning richard. veterans like after returning from iraq, he criminal elf in the justice system. vanderput, and i helped create veteran courts to needs.terans and their and to prioritize treatment and them.ling for we wanted those veterans back on job feet and back in our force. [applause] i have also been a strong for transportation and water infrastructure to grow our economy. hen the natural gas industry needed a way to transport gas nd waste fluids from fracking sites. i helped transport that valuable as and waste water through pipelines in our states right-of-way. and i fought to help rape christie, make sure that the state is getting predators off the street testing every rape kit in an evidence room. it's of course a very important way to make our communities and to provide victims and their families of the comfort of attackers t
everyone wants, good government. i continue to take on issues of democrats, these problems don't have a party afilmiation and their solutions shouldn't either. champion the need of returning richard. veterans like after returning from iraq, he criminal elf in the justice system. vanderput, and i helped create veteran courts to needs.terans and their and to prioritize treatment and them.ling for we wanted those veterans back on job feet and back in our force. [applause] i have also been a strong...
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the syrian government took a first step by giving an accounting of its stockpiles. now, there must be a strong security council resolution to verify that the assad regime is keeping its commitments and there must be consequences if they fail to do so. if we cannot agree even on this, then it will show that the united nations is incapable of enforcing the most basic of international laws. on the other hand, if we succeed, it will send a powerful message that the use of chemical weapons has no place in the 21st century and that this body means hat it says. now, agreements on chemical weapons should energize a larger diplomatic effort, to reach a political settlement within syria. i do not believe that military action by those within syria or by external powers can achieve lasting peace. nor do i believe that america or any nation should determine who will lead syria. that is for the syrian people to decide. nevertheless, a leader who slaughtered his citizens and gassed children to death cannot regain the legitimacy to lead a badly fractured country. the notion that sy
the syrian government took a first step by giving an accounting of its stockpiles. now, there must be a strong security council resolution to verify that the assad regime is keeping its commitments and there must be consequences if they fail to do so. if we cannot agree even on this, then it will show that the united nations is incapable of enforcing the most basic of international laws. on the other hand, if we succeed, it will send a powerful message that the use of chemical weapons has no...
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and i met with members of the government. we have put a series of very real choices to the government of egypt, but in the end, they have to make those choices. the imf is going there this week. there will be discussions with them. but it is only fair to say that president obama and the administration share real concerns about the direction that egypt appears to be moving in. it is our hope that there is still time to be able to turn the corner. but the recent arrests, the violence in the street, the lack of inclusivity with respect to the opposition and public that make a difference to the people of egypt are all of concern today. president obama would make it clear to everybody that the united states went there, as i said, not to support any one person, and certainly, not to support one party over another, but to try to help the people of egypt to realize the dreams that they expressed in to rehr -- and to rehr square. and the dreams that they have tried to put into reality with the election and through faith in the democra
and i met with members of the government. we have put a series of very real choices to the government of egypt, but in the end, they have to make those choices. the imf is going there this week. there will be discussions with them. but it is only fair to say that president obama and the administration share real concerns about the direction that egypt appears to be moving in. it is our hope that there is still time to be able to turn the corner. but the recent arrests, the violence in the...
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the government. the total debt subject to feeling is not affected at all by that as we reading social security bonds. it is just a swap. it is not really make a difference. question here. first of all, i want to the particular work, particularly the survey you most recently did on the public attitude about social security. it is so powerful. we all need to do a better job to get the word out about that i have been reading that the disability insurance protect it trust fund shortfall. addressed and has been in the past by reallocation and the basis for the major part of that shortfall in then the increase retirement age of 65 -- 66. i do not know if that is correct. itt impact would a have on overall? >> if we do have a real what -- it has really no effect on the combined old age survivors as a whole. we do have a memo available within our office that identifies the path that could be followed on this. it basically would trade off some of the revenues that are going to the survivors insurance program.
the government. the total debt subject to feeling is not affected at all by that as we reading social security bonds. it is just a swap. it is not really make a difference. question here. first of all, i want to the particular work, particularly the survey you most recently did on the public attitude about social security. it is so powerful. we all need to do a better job to get the word out about that i have been reading that the disability insurance protect it trust fund shortfall. addressed...
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then we want to make sure city to city and government to government we are sharing data. and perhaps the most exciting frontier of this is when we open up these data resources to the private sector, to civic innovators who can help us come up with solutions that perhaps we can't do on our own. a couple examples of this include. so work being done by a fantastic guy called mike flowers, check him out in the city of new york. the city today has over 900 open data sets available to the public and mike uses data to find ways to help save lives. one way that he has done this is by correlating data sets that have previously never come together from the department of buildings, census, tax office, and the finance bureau, we have been able to find a way to reduce firefighter injuries by 15% because mike and his team can identify an increased likelihood there's been an illegal conversion of an apartment building by looking at the number of people, for instance, on the tax record who say they live in one place. in addition, mike and his team have been able to reduce very significan
then we want to make sure city to city and government to government we are sharing data. and perhaps the most exciting frontier of this is when we open up these data resources to the private sector, to civic innovators who can help us come up with solutions that perhaps we can't do on our own. a couple examples of this include. so work being done by a fantastic guy called mike flowers, check him out in the city of new york. the city today has over 900 open data sets available to the public and...
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-- fou bloomberg government. it is nice to see bipartisan moving forward. my question is about technology and immigration, particularly about online politics. a lot of groups are out there to overcome inertia. what is most interesting is the virtual march for innovation. bipartisan groups, carnies -- condoleezza rice, ardenold soure and anger, -- arnold schwarzenegger, mayor bloomberg. is there more about how to get a message that is not just about technology, it is about every person? >> every discussion i've had with opponents of the stop online piracy act, at the end of the last congress, i remember doing a conference call in november to forge the markup, and telling all of these young, technologically-savvy people, don't do these online petitions because take a look at the demographics of the house of representatives. i don't even know what is going on. what you need to do is flood phone calls in to the capital. not the district office. that gets noticed. i am sorry to report that, but we have some younger me
-- fou bloomberg government. it is nice to see bipartisan moving forward. my question is about technology and immigration, particularly about online politics. a lot of groups are out there to overcome inertia. what is most interesting is the virtual march for innovation. bipartisan groups, carnies -- condoleezza rice, ardenold soure and anger, -- arnold schwarzenegger, mayor bloomberg. is there more about how to get a message that is not just about technology, it is about every person? >>...
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-backed government. if afghan journalists can courageously cover what is really happening with very real risk to their lives, then american journalists can do far better than what i have been doing so far. thank you. [applause] >> thank you. our next speaker is marjorie, columnist, author, longtime criminal defense attorney. a professor at the thomas jefferson school of law in san diego. she testified before congress in 2008 about the bush administration's torture policy. she testified as an expert witness at military hearings about war, illegality, and the duty to disobey unlawful orders. her latest book is "the united states and torture." her upcoming book is about drones and targeted killings. marjorie cohen. [applause] >> thank you, jeff, and my fellow panelists. i am delighted to be here with you today. with so many places to get information, all claiming to have the truth, there is no objective truth. during the vietnam war there were three networks. no cable, no internet. every city had a democrat
-backed government. if afghan journalists can courageously cover what is really happening with very real risk to their lives, then american journalists can do far better than what i have been doing so far. thank you. [applause] >> thank you. our next speaker is marjorie, columnist, author, longtime criminal defense attorney. a professor at the thomas jefferson school of law in san diego. she testified before congress in 2008 about the bush administration's torture policy. she testified as...
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they were going to push forward and make sure the government bloat, the government obesity as a bureaucracy would continue and there would be automatic increases in every single federal budget. so when this article points out that the president adds to the baseline, it means the president is already adding to what has been an automatic increase in their budgets for every department already. i hope that eventually, it may take another election to get people that are thinking correctly in the senate who will finally stand up and say, whether democrat or republican, you know what, there isn't an individual, there's not a family, there's not a charity, there's not a business anywhere in america that has an automatic increase every year in their budget so we're stopping it for the government. if an agency or department wants an increase, they're going to have to come in and justify it. now some of us wouldn't mind starting every year with a zero sum and you have to justify anything that you get at all. but all the zero baseline does is say, we are willing to start where we were last year and if
they were going to push forward and make sure the government bloat, the government obesity as a bureaucracy would continue and there would be automatic increases in every single federal budget. so when this article points out that the president adds to the baseline, it means the president is already adding to what has been an automatic increase in their budgets for every department already. i hope that eventually, it may take another election to get people that are thinking correctly in the...
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into the government would be. so we had to wait for that to get over. >> what is your budget about? >> what our budget will do is follow the path of all the bipartisan commissions that puts us in a sustainable place. this idea -- i know this is the new -- i read this in politico the poll talking point that will republicans want to balance the budget. that is not what paul ryan thought because his budgets did not balance. you don't want to balance the budget simply for balancing the budget to slash everything that creates jobs and economic growth. what we're going to do is, we're going to have a budget that helps the middle-class, grows the economy, and reduces the deficit. >> the fact, it balances. >> no, it is going to put us on a path that is consistent with the mutually agreed upon levels of deficit reduction. >> high democrats on the hill have been assured that change in how we measure the cost of living to save money, are they right? >> i'm not going to get ahead of the budget. this is a big deal for reporter
into the government would be. so we had to wait for that to get over. >> what is your budget about? >> what our budget will do is follow the path of all the bipartisan commissions that puts us in a sustainable place. this idea -- i know this is the new -- i read this in politico the poll talking point that will republicans want to balance the budget. that is not what paul ryan thought because his budgets did not balance. you don't want to balance the budget simply for balancing the...